Handle attachment for suit-boxes.



- L SCHU'MAN. HANDLE ATTACHMENT FOR SUIT BOXES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 6. 1915- Patented Sept. 4, 1917 JULIUS SCI-IUMAN,SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

To all whom it may concern Beitknown that I. JULIUS SCHUMAN, a citizenof the United States, residing at San in the county of San-Francisco,

Francisco, State of California, have invented a new and useful HandleAttachment for Suit- Boxes, of which the following is a specification insuch full and clear terms as will enable those skilled in the art toconstruct and use the same.

This invention relates to a handle for suit boxes and its object is toprovide means whereby the weight of the package may be spread out overenough of the suit box material area to prevent it from tearing orbreaking with the load carried.

Another object of the invention is to provide an attachment which willhave means connected therewith for suspending the clothing from theupper edge of the suit box, thereby preventing it from wrinkling til asit does when simply placed in the box without a support.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawing in which the samereference numeral is applied to the same portion throughout, but I amaware that there may be many modifications thereof.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the suit box with the handle appliedthereto and the straps or tapes surrounding the box and connected to thehandle attachment,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of the upper portion of the box withthe handle removed therefrom and showing the tapes just before they havebeen placed in position over the handle attachment,

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view throu h the box adjacent one of thehandle attac ment supports,

Fig. .4: is a longitudinal sectional view through the center of thehandle attachment, with the cover removed,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a hook used for connecting the tapeswith the handle attachment, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of handleattachment pressed out of a single piece of metal.

The numeral 1 indicates one half of a suit box over which the other half2 telescopes. One of the edges of the inner box 1 is pro vided with twoholes to receive eyebolts 3 and 4, said eyebolts passing through holesSpecification of Letters Patent.

HANDLE ATTACHMENT FOR SUIT-BOXES.

Patented Sept. 41, 121?.

Application filed November 6,1915. Serial No. 59,988

in a plate 5 and having nuts 6 and '7 to secure them thereto. Each bolthas a washer as shown at 8 and 9 to increase the contact of the boltwith the box edge, and each bolt also has a tape as indicated at 10 and11. Each tape has an elastic end as indicated at 12 and 13, each ofwhich elastic ends has openings therethrough to enable the tape to bepassed over the eyebolt after the outer box has been placed in positionover the inner box.

When the two boxes have been assembled and the two eyebolts have beenpassed over the edge of the outer box 2 the tapes are passed around thebox and their ends are placed over the eyebolts as indicated in Figs. 1and 3, after which the handle 14 may have its hooked ends 15 and 16inserted through the eyebolts and the package is ready to be carried. Inorder to support the garment within the box another eyebolt 17 isriveted to the plate 5 and projects therefrom. If desired the hook 18shown in Fig. 5. may be used on the ends of the tapes.

In Fig. 6 there is shown a slightly modified form of the securing plate19. This plate 19 has three cars 20, 21 and 22 punched therefrom, eachof said ears having an open-' ing formed therein. The two ears 20, 21are raised upwardly and extend a short distance parallel to the plateand then at right angles thereto,.so that when they are forced over theopenings cut in the suit box on which they are used, the suit boxmaterial is forced under the lips thereby securely holding the plate inplace. The handle is sprung into the lips 20, 21 and a suit hanger maybe placed in the opening in the lip 22. Having thus described myinvention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, is as fol-- lows, express reservation being made ofpermissible modifications:

1. In combination, the upper side of the inner member of a two-membersuit box having two holes therethrough, a plate attached on the interiorof said upper side of said inner member having two holes registeringwith said two holes in said inner member, two eyebolts one fastened ineach of said registering holes in said plate and inner member the eyeends of which are outside, the upper side of the outer member of saidtwoqnember suit box having two slots through which the eye ends of saideyebolts enter when said suit-boxmembers are in operative relation, anda handle having hooks removably engaged with said eyebolts. 4

- 2'. In combination, the upper side of the. inner member of atwo-member suit box,- havin two holes therethrough, a plate attache onthe interior of said upper side of said inner member having two holesregistering with said two holes in said inner member, two eyebolts onefastened in each of in operative relation, two tapes the inner end ofeach of which is enga ed with one of said eye bolts on top of sai innermemher and the outer end of each of which has a slot engageable with oneof said eyebolts on top of said outer member when said members are'inoperatlve relation, and a handle having hooks removably engaged withsaid eyebolts.

3; In combination, the upper side of the inner member of a two-membersuit box having two holes therethrough, a plate attached -on theinterior of said upper side of sald inner member having two holesregistering with said holes in said inner member, an eyebolt attached tosaid plate with its eye end extending inward, two eyebolts one fastenedin each of said registering holesin said plate and inner mem er the eyeends of which are outside, the upper side of the outer member of saidtwo-member suit box having two slots through which the eye ends of saideyebolts enter when said suit-box members are in operative relation, anda handle having hooks removably engaged with said eyebolts. i g

4. A suit box attachment comprising a plate having eye membersprojecting above and below the same, two of said members being used forconnecting the plate to the said box, tapes connected to two of the eyemembers, said tapes having resilient ends adapted to be passed aroundthe suit box and connected to the eye members, and a handle forsurrounding the suit box.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this th day of OctoberA. D.

JULIUS SCHUMAN.

